London-based Islamist Hani Al-Siba’i said, in an address in which he criticized the new Tunisian constitution as “atheist,” that the Tunisian rulers were trying to curry favor with France, which “relishes the taste of Muslim blood.” The address was posted on the Internet on February 7, 2014.
Following are excerpts from the address:
Hani Al-Siba’i: The [Tunisian] constitution equates the Muslims with the criminals. Allah said that any person who is not a Muslim is a criminal: “Shall We treat the Muslims like the criminals?”
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All the talk about the Tunisian National Guard, the security of the state, and terrorism... What is this?! They are fighting windmills, and the reason is that they are trying to curry favor with France, which loves drinking blood. France relishes the taste of Muslim blood, especially the blood of the Tunisians.
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The [Tunisian rulers] relish the taste of blood. They offer it as sacrifice in order to get closer to their Great Satan – the U.S. and the West. They say: “Oh Ashton, here is the blood of the Tunisian youth. We present it to you as an offering, with the blessing of that atheist constitution.”
Ghannouchi declared so himself. Referring to the ratification of the constitution, he said that they were the defenders of secularism, atheism, heresy, and man-made rule.
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